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What is Oasis?
The vision for OASIS is that it will be a safe refuge where all people will be supported and embraced. You will be able to connect with people just like you; people who understand where you are at – and where hearts and lives will be forever changed. OASIS is a place, a space in time, meant to move people into emotional and spiritual wellness – a place of healing. It is a place of unconditional love. An opportunity to find peace and joy and an opportunity to move toward living life more abundantly. OASIS will be a place to get real and be real; to discover your identity in Christ and live it.Is Oasis for me?
OASIS will help you find the path to freedom by helping to break down walls on the inside that build up because of wounds that have been inflicted in the past. Whether struggling with an addiction, managing your anger, dysfunctional or compulsive behaviors, stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or just the daily grind of life – OASIS seeks to be a place where these chains will be forever broken. OASIS is a place for you. Caring people are waiting to meet you there.What will I do at Oasis?
OASIS begins with an uplifting time of songs, worship, and praise. You will be welcomed into a small group with other people who have had or are living in situations similar to your own. There will be a time for sharing experiences, struggles, strengths, and hope. Guiding principles will be used to engage everyone in a Christ-centered, life-renewing process. You will have the opportunity to find an accountability partner – someone to walk alongside you, encourage you, and keep you on the path of inner healing.Who will facilitate my group?
Our group’s facilitator will be someone who has walked in your shoes, having gone through a similar hurt, addiction, habit, or temptation. Your facilitator will be healthy and recovered, stable and balanced. He or she will be open and authentic, a good listener, passionate about helping you on your own journey, and will usually be a member of St. Luke. Facilitators care so much that they are willing to give their time and open their hearts and shine Christ’s love into your life.What will happen to me?
Come to OASIS with an open heart and a willingness to change and you will be changed. Your heart and soul will be renewed. You may even be transformed. You may feel your burdens become noticeably lighter. You may discover what it means to live in peace. You may build new friendships. Come and see what is in store for you!Oasis Commitments
A key element for ensuring that OASIS is a safe refuge is that all participants commit to the following:- Agree to maintain the anonymity and confidentiality of all members of my group. What is shared in the group remains in the group.
- Agree to encourage and support the members of my group and not give them advice.
- Agree to do all I can to create an atmosphere of trust in the group.
- Agree not to use “crosstalk,” engaging in a conversation during group time that excludes others.
- Agree to respect what each person has to say without interrupting.
- Agree to keep my sharing focused on my own thoughts and feelings and not monopolize group time.
- Agree to be open and authentic with the members of my group.
- Agree to let other group members confront me in love so that I can grow.
- Agree to inform my facilitator of any physical and/or emotional problems that might affect my participation.
Oasis
Contact:Oasis meets Thursday evenings at St. Luke - Ann Arbor. Childcare is available upon request.
Oasis schedule:
- 7:00-7:30, Worship
- 7:30-8:30, Oasis Care Groups
- 8:30-9:30, Oasis Cafe open
2010 Oasis Care Groups
Beth Moore's “Breaking Free”
This study is based on the freedom journey of the Israelites out of bondage from Egypt. As Christians we are held captive by anything that hinders the abundant and effective Spirit-filled life God has planned for us. So, if you are not experiencing the full joy that God means for you due to life's circumstance, abuse, neglect, bad habits or sins in your life come and join us in this journey toward freedom.
Live and Let Live
Co dependency Group
Do you find yourself trying to please or fix others, while emotionally harming yourself in the process? Must you do everything perfectly and feel like a failure if you don’t? Do you feel like you “don’t belong”? Do you experience hurt, anger and guilt but keep it to yourself? You will find biblical strategies that give hope and healing from the damage co dependency can do to your life.
Celebrate Recovery
Addiction Recovery Group
Are you dealing with or overcoming alcoholism or some other form of substance abuse? You will find the help, hope and healing you long for. Begin to experience peace and serenity and no longer rely on dysfunctional, compulsive or negative behavior as a temporary “fix” for pain. Share your experience and gain strength and hope with others
Victorious Women
Wives of "Victorious"
Are you feeling hurt, angry, rejected or confused over any of your husband’s addictions or sexual sins? Can joy ever come back into your life? Does your marriage still have any hope or purpose? Come and discover God’s true love and purpose for your life; through sharing God’s word, fellowship and prayer. You can be victorious in Christ through his love, grace and mercy. Come and find intimacy with the Lord and other women who have walked in your shoes.
The Victors
Men's Sexual Integrity Group
Are you a man struggling to protect yourself from the onslaught of sexual stimuli in our culture? You may be struggling even though you don't have a problem with pornography or haven't committed some major sexual sin in the past. God's standard for sexuality is total purity. If you're not there, there's probably something for you in this group. If you think you might have a problem with sexual temptation, you should consider attending.